Pretty Shitty City

Swansea Arts Forum Trust are holding an open discussion about the Arts in Swansea on 31st January at 7.30pm at Glynn Vivien Gallery.

“The keynote speaker will be Professor David Warner (Principal of Swansea Institute of Higher Education) who will be talking about a future vision of the Arts in Swansea and how Swansea Institute is contributing to this.

Afterwards we would like to involve the audience in an interesting discussion on how they see the Arts developing here in Swansea. This affects all of the Art community in influencing the City and County of Swansea to recognise what an asset they have to enhance Swansea’s image. “

For more information please visit the SAFT website.

http://www.swanseaartsforum.org/home.htm

…so we plug back

Welovelocal have written a nice little article about us for their blog. The website is basically a community driven directory where you can recommend your favourite things about an area and share local knowledge.

So check out the blog and get stuck into the site.

http://www.welovelocal.com/

Early next month, Ice Cream Social* will be throwing an after party for The Courteeners gig at Sin City.

This means that if you’ve got a ticket for the gig, you get free entry to Ice Cream Social* afterwards, otherwise its £3 as usual to get your monthly fix of indie, electronic and alternative music.

Ice Cream Social*, as always, takes place at Sin City one Saturday a month. This time it’s on Saturday 2nd February, doors are 11pm - 3.30am

Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=11755161419

Tickets for The Courteeners gig;
http://www.derricksmusic.co.uk/
or http://www.swanseatickets.com/ (No booking fee)

Sweet Little Horrors is an new alternative street wear shop for babies.

Soon you’ll be able to dress up your offspring as “little goths, punks, emos and tiny rockabilly bad boys and gals”!

http://www.sweetlittlehorrors.com/

A promising new night starting in Mambo, heres the details:

“Acidosis is a brand new night starting in Swansea at Mambo on March 1st - showcasing a wide ranging spectrum of electronic musical styles, from Techno to Breaks and all that is in between.

To enhance the experience we are bringing a sound-system into Mambo that will have the walls shaking thanks to FuckedRightUp. Lighting and decor will excentuate the sensory experience, that promises to be a night of filthy dark beats andbanging madness.

The entry fee is a mere £3, from 9pm - 4am, for your money you will getan overload of music from 2 rooms, the 2nd room will be filled withfilthy acid techno brought to you by George and Rixxy from the FuckedRightUp free party crew.

Upstairs will be a mixture of Techno and Breaks bought to you by Mambo’s 12th Dimension and Swansea’s DJ Sioux. Expect an ecletic mixture of beats and breaks to open your mind and please your eardrums.”

http://www.myspace.com/acidosisswansea (warning: website may cause seizures )

Thanks to Benjy (that’s me ) for sending us this month’s header design, if you’re wondering; its a scan of my brand new sketch book. Its still pretty much empty at the moment but I thought the binding looked nice.

I’ve updated my personal blog recently so if you fancy a look at some of my drawings and pointless mutterings, please check it out www.thelab7.com.

If you’d like to contribute a design, photo, illustration etc. for next month’s header then please email us at hello@prettyshittycity.co.uk.

Images should be supplied in JPEG (or similar) and atleast 750 pixels wide by 280 pixels tall.

Hidden Labels, a local online clothing shop, has a new year sale on.

Hidden Labels import underground labels from around the world and they’re selling off tshirts from £15, hoodies from £50, and sweatshirts from £40.

http://www.hiddenlabels.co.uk/

The Swansea Arts Forum Trust (SAFT) are an organisation that promote arts and culture in Swansea. You can check out their new website here http://www.swanseaartsforum.org/.

Be sure to sign up to their newsletter too! If you’re interested in art events and opportunities in Swansea and South Wales its a great resource.